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And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.

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And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Beginning Bound Difference Influence Man Myself
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine

And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.

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And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.

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